1 Summit athletic director Ed Kearby was named the CIF-SS athletic director of the year.

Kearby was flattered to be given the award.

“The Citrus Belt area ADs are the ones that nominated me, so that’s the people that I work with every day and to me that’s an honor,” Kearby said. “Other than that, the job that you do is about the kids – it’s not about me and the coaches. It’s an honor but it’s not what I’m here for. It’s about the kids.”

Kearby’s award will be presented to him at an April 25 banquet in San Diego. The winners from the other CIF sections will be honored as well, with a state AD of the Year also being chosen.

Summit opened three years ago and Kearby has been at the helm of the athletics department for that entire time period.

2 The CIF Division II state runner-up Redlands East Valley volleyball team was recognized on Tuesday at Redlands City Hall for their recent accomplishments.

At the afternoon session, all players on the team were introduced by coach Tricia Vansant and given certificates from the City Council and pins from the mayor.

The Wildcats won the CIF-SS Division II-AA title, their second CIF title in a row.

Games will be held at both Redlands East Valley and the University of Redlands. The championship game is scheduled for 1:50 p.m. on Saturday at U of R.

4 While most basketball teams chose to stay close to home and play in the San Bernardino Kiwanis tournament during during the holiday break, a few teams are making the trek down to San Diego for the Torrey Pines Maxpreps Holiday Classic.

The tournament fields teams from all over the nation and has five divisions.

Eisenhower will be playing in the National Division, the best bracket. San Bernardino and Apple Valley will be in the Governors Division, while Arroyo Valley will be in the Senators Division.

5 The All-CIF-SS boys water polo teams were released this week with Redlands goalie Andrew Heine earning DivisionIII first team honors.